NYTIMES (Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno) - How Japan’s Leader Sanae Takaichi Found Her Voice in D.C. Decades Ago
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi got her start in politics as an intern for a trailblazing Colorado lawmaker. She returns to Washington this week to meet with President Trump.
NYTIMES (Dana G. Smith) - The New Alzheimer’s Blood Tests: What to Know
The tests could help to improve dementia care, but scientists say there are still some caveats and unknowns.
NYTIMES (Wesley Parnell) - Home Health Care Aides Say It’s Time to End ‘Inhumane’ 24-Hour Shifts
The aides want the New York City Council to to pass a law that would limit their shifts to 12 hours, except in the case of emergencies.
NYTIMES (Amy Graff) - California Probably Hasn’t Seen the Worst of This Week’s Heat Wave
Wednesday was the hottest March day ever in many cities across California, Nevada and Arizona. Phoenix recorded its earliest 100-degree day.
NYTIMES (David Gelles) - The Weather Is Getting Wilder, and Some See a Dire Signal in the Data
Several of the Earth’s systems are changing faster than predicted as global temperatures rise, scientists say.
NYTIMES (Nicholas Fandos) - The Wealthy House Candidate With a History of Bawdy Facebook Posts
The social media habits of Peter Chatzky, a tech executive who is running to unseat Representative Mike Lawler in New York, show a penchant for crude jokes.
NYTIMES (Theodore Schleifer) - Elon Musk Whips Up Frenzy Against John Thune Over SAVE America Act
The billionaire Elon Musk is furiously pushing on social media for Senator John Thune, the majority leader, to pass the SAVE America Act. But so far, he hasn’t publicly spent money to promote the bill.
NYTIMES (Lara Jakes, Jeanna Smialek and Cassandra Vinograd) - E.U. Loan for Ukraine Becomes Election Leverage for Orban
European leaders are pushing Prime Minister Viktor Orban to stop blocking a €90 billion loan to Ukraine. But the issue is a rallying cry in remarkably close elections in Hungary set for April 12.
NYTIMES (Maria Varenikova, Evelina Riabenko and Oksana Parafeniuk) - The Soldier Who Came Back From the Dead
Told that Nazar Daletskyi had died, his Ukrainian family buried what they thought were his remains. He turned up three years later in a prisoner-of-war exchange.